CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 542

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an aggregate of 2,562, chests in contact. The Value of this opium is 5 mace and 5 Candareens of silver per tael so that the value of the

Amount reported was $1,950,000. During the year about 640,000 taels weight were Purchased

It thus appears that the export trade

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1872 page 495 - see page 136 of Appendix. From that report it will be seen that the difficulty was to find out what was the quantity boiled or prepared for export, and for local consumption, and it will be seen that the Returns varied very considerably. I must refer to the report for the full details, and will only observe

In 1869 it was the Equivalent of about 2562 Chests - provided Mr. C.C. Smith's statistics are to be relied on.

In 1872 Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy appointed a commission to enquire into the Opium Revenue. Its report is published in the Government Gazette of 1872.

Not the largest supporters of the trade considered that 4000 Chests were boiled here, while there were those who had an interest in keeping down the figures headed the amount to be about 1500 or 1600 chests.

The question still is how much is boiled

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an aggregate of 2,562, chests in contact. The Value of this opium is 5 mace and 5 Candareens of silver per tael so that the value of the Amount reported was $1,950,000. During the year about 640,000 taels weight were Purchased It thus appears that the export trade Page 539 1872 page 495 - see page 136 of Appendix. From that report it will be seen that the difficulty was to find out what was the quantity boiled or prepared for export, and for local consumption, and it will be seen that the Returns varied very considerably. I must refer to the report for the full details, and will only observe In 1869 it was the Equivalent of about 2562 Chests - provided Mr. C.C. Smith's statistics are to be relied on. In 1872 Governor Sir Arthur Kennedy appointed a commission to enquire into the Opium Revenue. Its report is published in the Government Gazette of 1872. Not the largest supporters of the trade considered that 4000 Chests were boiled here, while there were those who had an interest in keeping down the figures headed the amount to be about 1500 or 1600 chests. The question still is how much is boiled
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an aggregate of 2,562, contact. _ The Value" "of this opeim 15 5 mace and 5' Candareens,"

"of silver per lael to that the value of the

*

" Amount reported was $1,950,000. Du "Hingsting about 640,000 laets wright too.

"Purchased "_-_

"

It this appears that the export trade

539

1872 page 495 - lee page 136 of Appendix From that report it will be seew that the

difficulty was to find out what was the I quantity boiled on prepared for export,

real

and for

local consumption, and it will be

Eeen that the Taliniales varied very

considerably _ I Mush refer

to the report

Il delarts, and will only obzewe

Raw open.

for the full

ዓ.

In 1869 was the Equivalent of about 2562 Chests - provided there statistics of M.

C.C. Smith are to be relied on.

In

1872 Govenor For Arttuur

Hennedy apponited a commission to luguire

6

Into the Opusin Revenue _ Its report is

published in the Government Gazette of

1872

频

Nat the large suporters of

considered that 4000 Chests were borled

here, while there who had an interest

hi seceping down the figures heade the

amount to be about 1500 or 1600 the sto

The question still is how much is how

boiled

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